Spring forming and tempering machine



Sept. 4, 1928. v 1,682,734

J. F. BEANS ET AL sPR I ne FORMING AND TEMPERING MACHINE Filed Sept. 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 gwuentou J I? 'Beamr L. Lea 20y Sept. 4, 1928. 1,682,734?

- J. F. BEANS El AL SPRING"FORMING AND TEMPERING MACHINE Filed Sept. 2. 1927 5 Shee$s$het 2 J17 Henna B. 1,. Lefloy Sept-4, 1928. 1,682,734

- J. F. BEANS ET AL v SPRING FOR MING AND TEMEERING MACHINE Filed Sept. 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 gum WW3 Sept. '4, 1928.

J. F. BEANS ET AL SPRING FORMING AND 'IEMPERING'MA GHINE Filed Sept. 2, 1927 5 Sheeis-Sheet 4 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 1 Sept. 4, 1928.

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and slidabl extending into the vertical grooves 42 'ormed in the sidesof the guide bar's. H w

Each slide plate 38 maybe attached to the corresponding uper or lower head as by screws 43. With t is construction each head upon the guide bars 35.

, The lower head37 's provided with a depending portion44", upon which is journaled a roller 45, and has the central vertical groove 46 to slidably receive the depending arm 47, fixedto the upper head and provided atits. lower end with a roller 48. 3 A ring 49 may be fixed to the under sides of thearmsBO, at a point near their ends, and is supported upon the rollers 50 journaled in bearings 51 which are mounted upon the pedestals 52 located at intervals around the tank for the purpose of supporting the weight of dis osed toward the upper head.

the arms and heads. Y

Eachof the lower heads 37 is provided at its upper edge with a curved flange 53 through which are adjustably mounted the fingers 54 he upper heads 36 may each be provided r g with a depending curved springar1n55 at eachend, to the lower inturned ends of which are connected 0 'posite ends of a flexible ehaln -or the like 56, tie central portion ofwhich is q connected to a bolt 57 flexibly connected to the lower edgeportiou ofthe head 36.

Certain of'the' fingers 54 ofthe lower head may be provided at their ends with reduced -pins 58 adapted to be received throughthe usual apertures formed in the "spring leaves 60.; r r

A plurality ofuprightsGl is located around the oil tank and supports the spaced upper and lower tracks 62 and 63 respectively which extend slightly morethan half-way around the tank; i i

The upper track 62 is arranged to be engaged, uponits under edge by the roller 48 carried by each-upper head 36 whilethe up till er edge ofthe lower'track 63'is arranged to e engaged by the roller 45 carried by each lowerhead37. a i a In this positionthe heads are held together in the position shown in Figs, 4 and and at B in Fig.1, clamping the springleaf, in cambered position, between the heads.

At theopening point the lower track 63 is movable inclined upward, at a slight angle, as shown at 63 and then extended horizontally, for a distance at the charging and discharging point, at a higher level than the remaining portion of the track 63, as shown at 63.

Beyond the charging anddischarging point the lower track descends at a sharper angle, at the closing point,-a.sshown at 63, again joining the lower level of the track 63.

The upper track 62 terminates atthe opening point at which is located a tapered section of track 62, the under edge of which is parallel with the section 63 of the lower track while the upper edge thereof is in elined upward at an angle thereto.

This section of track is joined to the hori zontally disposed-section 62?, at the charging distance substantiallyequal to the diameter of the roller 48, is a downwardly inclined section 62 joining the horizontal portion 62 of the up er track. i p i In t e operation of the machine, assuming the motor to beoperating and the magnetic brake released, when the magnetic clutch 19 is thrown in, the ring car 31 will be con tinuously or intermittent? rotated, through the gearing above describe rotating the arms and the headscarried thereby in the direction of the arrows shown upon the drawings. As each head approaches the opening point, the roller 48 of the up er head will. ride up- Ward upon the upper e ge of the tapered section 62 of the upper track while the roller of the lowerhead will ride between this tapered section 62 and the inclined section 63 of the lower track, thus separating the heads spring leaf may be removed from the heads and a red hot leaf ma be inserted therein, be

ing placed upon the ngers of the lower head in the position shown at- 60 in Fig. 1.

If desired, the magnetic clutch 19 and brake 20 may be operated to stop the movement of the machine during this discharging and charging operation, after which the move ment may be continued.

As the headsreach the end of the section 62", the lower head will be carried downward,

at a sharp incline, by means of theroller 45 passing down the inclined section63" of the lower track, while the upper head will move down to meet the same, the roller 48 thereof passing down between the inclined end 62.

eiaanee lhe springleaf at this pointiisentii'ely beath I the ell level it l l d is carried at this level around the machine] until the head reaches the opening point,*l anlljri11g amt hardening the spring leafas it paesestln'onghthe oil.

Each head as it reaches the opening'point,

; yiS epened as above described, permitting the formed and tempered spring leafjto be re moved therefrom atthe dlsehaegmg and charging point- WhllG a new heated spring leaf 1s placed beneath the heads at th s polnt,

e t .It will beunderstoodthatby variation and adj ustmentofthefingers 54L, inthelowerhead,

many difi'erentl eiirvatures v and forms of spring leaves may be produced by the ma eh ne the flQXlblL-LCllELlD =5 6Cand spr1ngs of the upper head, accommodating themselres teeny curvature of the llowerlhead to clamp thehot springleaf between thelleads and hold thefls'ame in a this position initil cooled. and

tempered.

It will be seen thatas jthe hea ds reach the charging and diseharging point; the forming fingers of the lowerheal and the entire upper head, areabove thelev el Qf theoil permitting;

reedyre oml ofthefinished springleaf and charging of a newleaf,

l Itshonld be notedthat as each palrof rea hesthe position and starts to separate andanovelupward e perinQbat-h, arotatjable fl r headset thepointl thn s tje mittinle; the {na chlneYtojibe nnlfornxly q etedqwen a nunp munr pow er u pt We claiinf b e l 1 a ,1. 1- ea nberinefr inachine ineludihgpafltenn e e mounted above said telnpering, bath, a series of independent lyjfimova le npperj ancllon er heads, 1e arried by said helm, aearn; aek in sald tempering bath and means upon theheiads, cooperatnagr with sedge-e 1; foil ralsin gleach upper and lower head from the bath and separatmg the heads at a predetermined, point, and for clamping eaeh upperandgloxter head upon a heated metal blal'lliandreturning the heads in clamped posltlon to the bath.

2. A camberlng naaclnne lncludmg a tempering bath, a bearing journaled above said bath, a plurality of arms carried by said bean ing, a series of independently movable upper and lower heads earned by sald arms, a cam track 1n sa1d temperlng bath and means upon lbrlnglng 1 position, to tlielbathl 'd ieatedeat Cin Figure, e e e e e p rln'g b'athg afplural ty npper andgloaver e e clijned Itraek, another: 1; pair of heads Will, be rapidly closing and de- This uickl descending pair otheadsat 1, dependently ,rnovabl the V bath and separating heads at: a p re deternnned point, and for clamping, eaeh nppier and lower linemen atheated metal,

blank and detaining the heads, in

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bath, a a plurality; of arias carried by Said 'Ludelbarsqearr ecl by 'sald arms, a q.

series'of independently mom enpper and W a lower, headsmonnted uponsald guidebars, a

ain track insaid tempering bathandlmane upjon the lheaids, co operi ttmg with thee-an;

track, 01- raising each upper an d lower head from the bathfand separating amen s-gut a a predetermined point; and lfoi' clamping each upper and lower head upon a he blank and ,retu-rnlng th tedinetal e heads, 1n iclall'nped lee headspnjieans for movingeaid heads in; a snb-t l strantlally horlzontal orbit thrOugh saidbath; a

miillleltolf qai is ne ea h ha l of ead from the bath and slodwly separatingsaicl a heads, at "pfedeternal e dpoint in said orbit and for eemparatiyely picuy cla1nping;the heads together upon a heated naet'alblanl z tothe bath. a a

6, A ,c aanbering'lnaachine including, a tente a sweaty e da bars,

a mm trael; in eazdtenlpering bath and Ineansnpon the heads, c0bperatingat lth said h Lupper and lower oz-mitraek, for raising ea peringbatll a bearing jou rnaled a plnrality or ipan's A of sl lbstantially horizontal arms; carried 1 by l bearing, a

head fromthebath and separatingthe heads,

at a predetermined point and for elanlping eaehupper and lower headnpon a heated metal blank and returningt-he heads, in

V clamped position, to the bath.

7. A eambering maehineincluding a tempering bath, a rotatable frame mounted above said tempering bath, a seriesof independently movable upper-andljower heads carried by said frame, a cam track in said point, and for clamping eac tempering-bath, means u on the heads, cooperating with saidtrac for raisin each upper and lower head 'from the bat separating the heads at a redetermined upper and lower head uponv a heated metal blank and returning the heads in clamped position to thebath, and means for instantly stopping themovement of the machme at any desired point.

8. A cambering machine including atempering bath, a bearing journaled above said bath, a. plurality of arms carried by said paring bath,"a rotatable frame mounted above said bath, a seriesof guide bars carried by said frame, a series of independently movable upper and lower heads mounted upon said guide bars, a cam track in said tempering bath, means uponthe heads, co-opcrating with said track for raisingeach upper and lower head from the bath and separating the heads, at apredetermined point, p g V heads, at a predetermined point in said orbit,

and for clamping each upper and lower head upon a heated metalblank and returning the heads in clamped position to the bath, and

means for instantly stopping the movement of the machine at anydesired point. y

10." A camberingmachine including a tern poring bath, a bearing journaled above said bath, a plurality of arms carried bysaid bearing,guide bars carried by said arms," a

series of independently movable upper and lower heads mounted upon said guide bars,

' a-cam track in said tempering bath, means upon the heads, co-operating with the cam track, for raising each upper and lower head from the bath and separating the heads at a predetermined point,- and for clamping each upper andlower head upon a heated metalblank and returning the heads, in clamped position, to the bath, and means for instantly stopping the movement of the machine at any desired point. p

11. A camberingmachine including a temand tempering bath, a lurality lower heads, means or movln said eads in pering bath, a plurality of upper and lower heads, means for movingsaid heads in a substantially horizontal orbit through said bath,

means for slowly raising each pair of heads from the bath and slowly separating said heads, at a predetermined point insaid orbit and for comparatively rapidly clamping the heads together u on a heated metal blank and comparative y rapidly returning the heads to the bath, and means for instantly stopping the movement of the machine at any desired point.

12. A cambering machine including a term pering bath, a bearing journaled above, said bath, a plurality of pairs ofsubstantially horizontal arms carried by said bearing, a.

vertical guide bar carried by each arm, an

independently movable upper and lower guide bars, a cam track 1n said tempering bath, means upon the heads, coo crating the heads, at apredetermined po nt, and for clamping each u per and lower head upon a-heated metal b ank and returning the heads, in clamped position to the bath, and

means for instantlysto ping the movement of the machine at any esired point.

head slidably mounted upon each pair of 13.' A cambering machine including a i and means for simultaneously rapidly, closing'another pair of heads and returning them to the bath, to counterbalance the raising and of up er and separating movement of the first named pair of heads.

14. A cambering machine including a tompering bath, a rotatable ringassociated with the bath, a series of independently movable upper and lower heads carried by said ring,

a camtrack associated with said tempering bath, means upon the heads coo crating with the cam track for raising eac upper and lower headfrom the bath, and for clamp- JOHN F. BEANS. BERNARD L. LE ROY.

and returning the heads, in 

